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Source process of the 2011 M w9.0 Tohuko Japan earthquake

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  1. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    JinLai Hao & ZhenXing Yao

  2. Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China

    WeiMin Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Continental Collision and Plateau Uplift, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China

    WeiMin Wang

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Hao, J., Wang, W. & Yao, Z. Source process of the 2011 M w9.0 Tohuko Japan earthquake. Sci. China Earth Sci. 54, 1105–1109 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-011-4241-y

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